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DPs; German prisoners; VE Day in Paris; German civilians

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2000.620.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2194 | Film ID: 2259

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    DPs; German prisoners; VE Day in Paris; German civilians

    Overview

    Description
    VE Day in Wiesbaden, Germany (April 19, 1945). MCUs, long line of Russian displaced persons, marching and carrying Stalin's picture and red flags (with inscription in Russian). Speeches in courtyard (slates indicated date of February 24, 1945), women marching. Bomb damage, town streets, ruins, civilians & military, US military jeeps passing by. Fast aerial shot of road crowded with German prisoners and surrendering Germans, trucks. Railroad damage.

    01:06:37 VE Day in Paris. Waving US, British and French flags. MCUs, huge crowd greeting de Gaulle, marching. Aerial shots, strafing in forest. Change of guard at Eternal Light at Tomb of Unknown (repeated later). Crowd on streets of Paris, low-flying airplane, raising flags, women with huge wreath of flowers. 01:10:40 Good shots of the crowd, excited about VE Day, marching for victory. Limo entering Hotel du Ministre de la Guerre. People at Avenue des Champs Elysee. CU, eternal flame.

    Aerial view of large fire, smoke. German civilians frantically removing belongings, animals, and farm equipment from burning house. Putting out fire. CU sign, "Nothing in hell can stop the Timberwolf Division". American officers and Russian officers. Men salute, pinning decoration on Russian officer.
    Duration
    00:17:11
    Date
    Event:  February-May 1945
    Locale
    Paris, France
    Wiesbaden, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th.
    Camera Operator: Ellis Carter
    Camera Operator: Hynes
    Camera Operator: Arthur J. Mainzer
    Biography
    Arthur Mainzer (1923-) was a cameraman in the 4th Combat Camera Unit of the 9th Air Force. The Combat Camera Unit was tasked with creating Air Force training films at Hal Roach Studios. After completing training at the Air Force Photo Technical School in Denver, CO and the First Motion Picture Unit in Culver, City, CA, Mainzer was deployed to Europe. He was filming bomb damage by the Allied Air Forces with Captain Ellis Carter when they heard about Buchenwald and drove there by jeep on April 13, 1945. Mainzer and Carter filmed conditions at the camp on Kodak color film stock using two handheld 16mm film cameras. The footage was then sent to headquarters in London for processing.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:00:04:00 to 01:17:15:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2259 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2000.
    Copied From
    16mm
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2342
    Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9160
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:19
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